Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-10-07
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Brief Mention.

Wedding invitations engraved at Dorman's.
The Wolcott fair takes place October IL.
A new camp of Sons of Veterans has been
instituted in Litchfeld this week.
DIR. Robert S. Ives has returned home from
Europe and resumes his professional duties
at once.
The great attraction at the Lebanon grange
fair will be baby show lasting one hour.
There are forty entries.
Engine No. 5 of the Derby road is out of
the repair shop and now draws Conductor
Beers train leaving New Haven at a. m.
Eugene F. Cone, who died in Hartford
Wednesday, was member of the Order of
Red Men. The burial will be in Higganum.
Nearly 900 railroad tickets were sold at
Bridgeport for the Danbury fair yesterday.
There was rush of Bridgeporters to see the
fair.
The New Haven Grays are talking Of hav-
ing a fall reunion this year in accordance
with their custom for quite a number of
years.
A game Of base ball between the cham
pions-Detroits and ST. Louis-is expected
to be given in Hartford sometime during this
month.
Mr. Botsford Sherwood, who died in Eas-
ton recently at an advanced age, was one of
the most prominent and respected citizens of
that town.
The new oyter boat Ripple, built by Rich
ards & Weed at their shipyard in South Nor
walk, will receive machinery at New Haven
in few days.
Rev Mr. Willard of Westville will preach
a memorial sermon on the late John W.
Storrs at the Congregational church of Biz
mingham Sunday.
The Allen drum band, of Hartford, have
received an invitation from the Mattatucks
corps, of Waterbury, to attend their ball
given November 4.
A new train to leave New Haven at 6
o'clock and depar tfrom New London in time
to reach this city on the return at about IL
O'Clock is being talked of.
Parties from New Haven and Boston were
in Colchester Tuesday, looking over the
property of the Haywood Rubber company
with the view to purchase.
A. G. Traeger was arrested last evening
for violation of the Sunday liquor law, and
Martin Maggie of West street for selling liquor
without license. Mr.. Traeger gave bonds.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Conduc-
tor Frank T. Shepard of the West Haven
horse railroad, formerly of Windsor Locks,
to Miss Lille Corcoran of this city October
18th.
Ex-Selectman Frank s. Andrew has quail
fed as administrator on the will of the late
Col. Basserman. He will ascertain the
equity in the property, which is thought to
be heavily mortgaged.
Joel B. Taylor, of Cromwell, brought to
Meriden Tuesday big catch of fish from the
Connecticut river, in which it was estimated
there were at least 1000. They were caught
in a seine in about day.
MI. William A. Countryman, assistant
editor of the Hartford Post, is In town with
his wife, stopping at Mrs. Psrry's in Fair
Haven. Mr.. Countryman is taking two
weeks vacation among his old friends.
The evening session of the teachers meet
ing at Salisbury, October z, will be held in
tho Town hall at 7:30. Mr.. s. T. Dutton,
superintendent of schools in this city, will
ing"
The twenty second annual convention of
the State Y. M c. A will be held vt Nor
witch, October 1916. State Secretary E. A.
Lawrence has been called to Kansas, and it
is said may hand in his resignation at this
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Richardson of IS York
Square left yesterday for California, the
home of their only daughter, Mrs. George
w. GLADDEN., formerly of this city. The
health of Mr.. Richardson is such that the
physician advised this journey as a last re-
sort: and therefore they start without further
delay.
1t is now thought that the United church
will not be reopened until the 10Th. The
improvements of the church are now far ad-
vanced, and what can now be seen shows
that it will look very fue. A former New
Haven boy, ex Sergeant E. P. Sperry, for
merly of the Grays, son of Mr.. Peck Sperry,
has general charge of the artistic decoration
of the interior under the Tiffanys of New
York city.